The measurement of some radionuclides in the marine coastal environment of Syria

Samples of sea water, coastal sediment, marine algae and other organisms have been collected from Syrian coastal region sampling locations covering Lattakia on the north. Tartous in the south and Banias in the middle. Samples were analyzed for Cs sup 1 sup 3 sup 7 , Sr sup 9 sup 0, Pu sup 2 sup 3 sup 9 + sup 2 sup 4 sup 0 and Po sup 2 sup 1 sup 0 by standard analytical procedures. this paper presents the results of these investigations and compares them with Mediterranean marine radioactivity levels reported by others. (author), 7 Refs., 3 Tabs